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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Croton oblongifolius (Euphorbiaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Ache(Head) India(Santal) *
Antidote(Crocodile) India(Santal) *
Bite(Dog) India(Santal) *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Convulsion India(Santal) *
Diarrhea India(Santal) *
Dysentery India(Santal) *
Epididymitis India(Santal) *
Epilepsy India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Halitosis India(Santal) *
Hydrocoele India(Santal) *
Insecticide India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Jaundice India(Santal) *
Laxative India(Santal) *
Liver Elsewhere *
Madness India(Santal) *
Neuralgia India(Santal) *
Piscicide India Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.